Instant Pot Chili Lime Chicken

Instant Pot Chili Lime Chicken is a lightly spicy, tangy, sweet recipe that’s fast and easy to prepare as well as great for meal prepping! An overnight marinating leaving these boneless chicken thighs juicy and flavorful. They cook in 10 minutes in the Instant Pot making dinner time prep a snap!

The closer we get to summer and the end of the school year, the crazier life feels to become. My eldest is a graduating high school senior this year. The year has been full of college selection and application in addition to all the other normal high school activities. She’s just selected her college which launched a whole new mountain of things to fill out and figure out. Suffice it to say, I’m loving my Instant Pot even more right now. I’m clinging to it like a life raft thrown to someone lost at sea. And when you can make things like Chili Lime Chicken, why wouldn’t I?!

I’m not the only one who loves my Instant Pot. I received ‘The “I Love My Instant Pot” Recipe Book’ by Michelle Fagone (Adams Media/Simon & Schuster) recently to review. I tell you this my friend, the only thing better than cooking in the Instant Pot is a cookbook full of 175 ‘easy and delicious’ recipes to cook in it!

The book cover cites ‘from Trail Mix Oatmeal to Mongolian Beef BBQ’ highlighting the breadth of the cookbook’s recipe offerings. I’ll admit it was difficult to decide what recipe to share as there were so many that caught my eye.

The cookbook offers a simple primer in the beginning about how to cook with the Instant Pot and each setting. The format is very easy to follow. In addition, the back of the recipe book includes a US/metric measurement conversion chart and a special index listing all the gluten-free and paleo recipes in the book (there are many) which are marked on the recipe page as well.

I chose Chili Lime Chicken which is a super easy, flavorful boneless chicken thigh recipe. A wonderful combination of spicy, sweet and tangy ingredients (which I bet you already have in your pantry) are combined for a marinade. The boneless chicken thighs soak overnight and when it’s time to cook them they are done with a 10-minute cooking cycle followed by a 10-minute slow release. I made my side dishes while they cooked, having dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes (plenty of time to study which dorms are the best for college housing, *sigh*).

How many of you have started getting into meal prep for the week? It seems to be ‘on trend’ right now and frankly though that level of forethinking is not my forte, this Chili Lime Chicken recipe is perfect for it. The recipe calls for 3 pounds of chicken thighs which is 8-9 boneless thighs. Unless you have a large and hungry family, you’ll have leftovers.

I recently found these great meal prep containers on Amazon which are perfect for meal prepping. You can add a chicken thigh and some side dishes into the container, refrigerate and heat for lunch or dinner the next day OR to freeze, making your own future meal! The containers are dishwasher/microwave/freezer safe, BPA free, leak resistant and stackable (love that). When you can make moist, juicy Chili Lime Chicken in bulk, meal prepping becomes a cinch.

The collection of recipe options in the newly released I Love My Instant Pot Recipe Book offer so many quick options for every meal. I’m dying to try the Beer Can Dijon Chicken (with gluten-free beer for me), Buffalo Chicken Wraps, Steamed Artichokes with Dipping Sauce (hello Spring!), Lobster Risotto (so intrigued) and Lemon Cheesecake….for starters!

Chili Lime Chicken

"Your taste buds won’t know what to make of this ridiculously easy-to-make chicken dish. Is it hot? Is it sweet? Is it sour? Yes to all three! Serve this with some simply steamed veggies on the side and heat up any leftovers for a great lunch to take to work." - I Love My Instant Pot Recipe Book

From BoulderLocavore.com: I love this chicken recipe! It has a wonderful melding of sweet and savory flavors and it is so easy to prepare. Jalapeno peppers can vary incredibly in heat. For my preparation I did not find the recipe overly spicy (it had beautiful flavors). If you are a spicy-lover and don't find it spicy enough, you can always add hot sauce at the end.

The recipe is fast to prepare and marinates overnight. Actually cooking time is only 10 minutes. I've added extra time to the Total Time to account for the marinating, the Instant Pot coming to pressure and the 10 minute slow release dictated by the recipe.

Press the Manual button and adjust time to 10 minutes. When timer beeps, let pressure

release naturally for 10 minutes. Quick release any additional pressure until float valve drops and then unlock lid. Check the chicken using a meat thermometer to ensure the internal temperature is at least 165°F.

It is a 7-in-one Multi Cooker. The most prominent method most recipes are using is the pressure cooker function. It allows cooking quickly while retaining the nutritional value in the food. It also is a slow cooker, rice cooker, can saute, make yogurt, has setting for specific foods so you load the ingredients in, push a button and it beeps when the recipe is done! You can see more details on Amazon here 6 qt Instant Pot

What a delicious Instant Pot recipe. Chicken makes such great dishes and seeing the variety of good things to add to the meal for a quick dinner makes me hungry! (Even though I just had dinner, I’m drooling over the pictures and ingredients.) Thanks for sharing these handy hints for yummy meals.

I don’t have an IP but I do have another pressure cooker, so I’m always interested in finding recipes that will work for me as well! I love that I can cook portions large enough for dinner and lunch the next day! Adding this to my rotation.

I do think dark meat has more flavor but it also stays moister. I would try it with chicken breast if that’s what you like. It marinates overnight and with the length of cooking it should not dry out I wouldn’t think. Will you let me know if you try it?

I love my Instant Pot–it is a game changer. I’m waiting for my copy of Michelle’s cookbook to come in. I, too, am receiving a complimentary copy so that I can review it. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks for posting it!

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